An artist in Detroit is expanding his project that highlights different city neighborhoods. Several years ago Ben Bunk moved to Detroit for an artist residency at the 555 Gallery.
He would ride his bike on a seven mile commute from the Eastern Market area to a studio near the abandoned Michigan Central Station. His bike rides inspired doodles which eventually lead to a series of black and white drawings of neighborhood buildings.
Bunk says it’s fun to draw Detroit, and describes his drawing style as relatively simple.
“It’s realistic in the sense that it has perspective that’s correct, and all the windows are there but the lines are crooked. I would say it’s kind of childish and it’s funny. The buildings are kind of crooked and they talk to each other in how they’re bent.”
Bunk won a mini-grant from a local event known as SOUP and used the money to self-publish a post-card sized book of his drawings. Bunk is now working on professionally publishing a second edition.
